AN: First chapter was just an introduction to the characters. The story begins now more or less. Let me know what you think :)

It was barely past noon, but he'd ordered himself a glass of scotch regardless, waiting for her arrival. He needed a break from the office, enjoy a few hours doing business outside, and Chuck Bass knew he couldn't call her into the office when he could treat her to an exquisite lunch.

"Bass," he smiled and stood up from his seat. He turned and marvelled at all her glory, his top client, his main focus.

"Blair, glad you can make it" he leaned over and kissed both her cheeks before allowing her to move around and take the seat across from him.

"I sincerely hope you didn't call me here to talk about the movie again" she warned, barely looking at him as she read the menu.

"I think you should take it." The waiter came along and they both gave him their orders. They remained silent until he left before Chuck pressed on. "I don't see what the problem is here, you were more than happy being signed on to work with Humphrey"

"That was before he changed the script," she responded, occupying herself with the glass of water the waiter placed at her side, "and got some new pretty boy to play the lead male."

"Actually, I suggested Nate," Chuck said, casually. He knew that wasn't the real issue here, but still felt the need to defend his friend's credibility with the actress. "He'd play the role perfectly, and his performance will not in anyways hinder yours," he smirked as she finally set aside everything else to talk to him.

"Either fix the script, or have the ditsy blonde of a friend of mine play the lead." She finalized the conversation. She wasn't anywhere pleased to have heard she too was offered the job once she turned it down. Serena's been a Teen singer, providing soundtracks for cartoon movies, and only ever releasing a couple of CDs. She was more an publicity act than an actress. They would support her crazy antics for the sake of increasing sales, and have been trying to pull her out of the Teen scene, that's when her agent suggested she started looking into film. Her agent just happened to be working under Chuck, and Blair had yet to forgive her friend for signing Serena into his agency. "When I accepted your proposal to join your agency I was told I'd be performing with the greats. You promised me Oscars."

"And didn't I get you nominated last year," he smirked, having her to thank for lifting his agency's credibility with that, but similarly having been pleased she trusted him in that choice of movie. "Listen, Blair, I'll talk to the producers. I'll see if they know about the changes made. And if they're alright with it, I don't see why you can't be."

"Because I'm not some stupid actress that well go whichever direction she'd been pointed at. I know a good script when I see one, and this had went up in flames the second Dan Humphrey decided to co-write it. He may be a tolerable Director at best, and he has created a master piece with his last movie, but this script..."

"I'll take care of it." Chuck finalized. "Don't I always?" He smirked over to her and she smiled, glad to see that after everything he was still on her side. He may have managed her when she was first starting off, but now that he successfully built himself up, she quit her agency and joined his in a heartbeat. He promised he would take care of her, and so far he has.

"Thank you," she smiled.

"I told you, I rather be singing, going on tour!" Serena huffed again as her agent, Carter Baizen, tried to explain her options.

"You can't, listen." He practically pulled at his hair in irritation to have been assigned to work with her, and not get in her pants. "You don't have enough original songs to go on tour yet. Just take the movie offer and-"

"She will do no such thing," Blair walked in, head held high, and interrupted this office meeting. After lunch she returned to the building with Chuck, and let him get back to work, as she went to hers. "Serena, I just got word that The Boyz want to do a couple of tracks with you. I arranged a meeting with them later tomorrow. That way you can start working on another, better, album." Blair shot Serena her best smile, honestly looking out for her between the hours of her own work. The good thing about movies, you're only working when they need you, and since she hadn't signed up to anything new as of yet, she had the time to take care of her Best friend.

"Oh my god, THE BOYZ?" Serena squealed at the opportunity to work with the famed boy band. She was so thankful she finally took Blair's advice and got rid of her old manager, Blair was much, much, better at it.

"I didn't hear anything about this," Carter argued, not pleased that Blair wasn't consulting him with these ideas. Blair only shot him a challenging smirk that dared him to say he didn't think this was the best thing for Serena right now. "I liked her old manager better," he huffed under his breath.

"Well, her old manager allowed her publicist to advise her to appear like a crack whore," she almost barked at Carter. "We're going to have to start working on her image. Rebuild her reputation as the talented and loved singer, who needn't be seen drunk and incarcerated to sell pictures, let alone CDs." Blair was advising Serena with her words, hoping she learned that with fame comes responsibility, and just because things were going downhill for a little while didn't mean she had to desperately listen to her idiot of an ex-manager.

"Chuck" Nate knocked on his door, despite it being made out of glass. Chuck just waved him in, barely looking up from his desk as he collected the numbers he needed, and the files to start leaving. "How'd lunch go?"

"I need to have a word with the producers, care to join.?" He looked up at Nate, knowing exactly how to help his clients succeed. "It'd probably be good for them to see you in person rather than just the acting you've done as an extra," Chuck explained. He'd spent hours with Nate and an engineer, collecting snippets of his work as an extra from all his movies and show, just to present it to the director and producers for their approval. Chuck's personal recommendation helped, but they were impressed, and did need to present a new charming face to the world.

"Sure, I'll drive". He couldn't help the smile on his face, eager to finally begin rising to the top, and with Blair Waldorf no doubt. Every guy he knew wanted a piece of her, too bad she was taken. No-one even knows by who.

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Serena has been spotted enjoying casual drinks at The Palace, without any intentions of driving after. Has our Bad Girl learned her lesson? Maybe she's trying to keep up her credit for this movie, but no word about her accepting it. Rumour also has it that Blair Waldorf doesn't seem to be interested anymore either. Are we actually going to watch a Dan Humphrey movie with a whole new cast? We know the guys are looking hot, but are we up for incapable actresses to take their place. TMZ doesn't think the movie will be happening at all. Perez said that the director is considering a male only cast. Comment below on what you would like to see most.